26.20-Pound Winning Fish Takes Grand Prize At Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament

After concern about icy Cook Inlet conditions postponed the Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament for two weeks, the popular event had a great day of fishing over the weekend.

Michael Ardenia caught the biggest king, a 26.20-pounder aboard the Salmonator, earning Ardenia a $23,512.50 in first-place prizes, plus side pot winnings that totaled around $41,000.

Here are the final results:

Top 20 Overall Prize Winners

#	ANGLER	WEIGHT	TEAM	AWARD
1	Michael Ardenia	26.20	Salmonator	$23,512.50
2	Tim Dillon	24.76	The Edna Francis	$12,375.00
3	Sean Lowe	21.90	Go Fish	$9,900.00
4	Stephen M Krause	20.12	Nona’s Ark	$8,662.50
5	Bo Calhoun	19.68	Hope	$7,425.00
6	Joe Sr. Martishev	19.08	Minion	$6,187.50
7	Christine Marlowe	18.46	Christine K	$4,950.00
8	Mark Tornai	18.00	Y O L O	$3,712.50
9	Riley Whitsitt	17.88	Nona’s Ark	$2,475.00
10	Aaron Challans	17.64	Kachemak Jack	$1,237.50
11	Amelia Stengel	16.92	Kinak	Prize Package
12	Maygen Lotscher	16.82	Laverne’s Revenge	Prize Package
13	Darron Long	16.80	Sea Hunter	Prize Package
14	Ivan Stonorov	16.60	Zoe-Hannah	Prize Package
15	Avery Tutt	16.48	Kings Ransom	Prize Package
16	Gage Conley	16.24	North Cape	Prize Package
17	Elynana Tutt	16.10	Team Redemption	Prize Package
18	J Brian Reid	16.10	North Cape	Prize Package
19	Heather Candeias	15.96	Bloody Deck	Prize Package
20	Parker Lockwood	15.80	Venturess	Prize Package

* Data updated every 90 seconds during tournament time.

Top AJs Oldtown Steakhouse White King

#	ANGLER	WEIGHT	TEAM
1	Sean Lowe	21.90	Go Fish

Alaska Peninsula Plumbing and Mechanical Top Youth Angler –

#	ANGLER	WEIGHT	TEAM
1	Amelia Stengel	16.92	Kinak

Top Kayak

#	TEAM	WEIGHT
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* Data updated every 90 seconds during tournament time.

$25 Side Tourney

#	TEAM	WEIGHT	AWARD
1	Salmonator	26.20	$877.50

* Data updated every 90 seconds during tournament time.

$50 Side Tourney

#	TEAM	WEIGHT	AWARD
1	Salmonator	26.20	$2,925.00

* Data updated every 90 seconds during tournament time.

$75 Side Tourney

#	TEAM	WEIGHT	AWARD
1	Salmonator	26.20	$4,338.75

* Data updated every 90 seconds during tournament time.

$100 Side Tourney

#	TEAM	WEIGHT	AWARD
1	Salmonator	26.20	$9,490.00

* Data updated every 90 seconds during tournament time.

$125 Side Tourney

#	TEAM	WEIGHT	AWARD
1	The Edna Francis	24.76	$6,093.75

* Data updated every 90 seconds during tournament time.

$150 Side Tourney

#	TEAM	WEIGHT	AWARD
1	The Edna Francis	24.76	$8,677.50

* Data updated every 90 seconds during tournament time.

$175 Side Tourney

#	TEAM	WEIGHT	AWARD
1	Kachemak Jack	17.64	$2,616.25

* Data updated every 90 seconds during tournament time.

$200 Side Tourney

#	TEAM	WEIGHT	AWARD
1	The Edna Francis	24.76	$8,060.00

* Data updated every 90 seconds during tournament time.

$225 Side Tourney

#	TEAM	WEIGHT	AWARD
1	Southern Charm 2	15.12	$1,901.25

* Data updated every 90 seconds during tournament time.

$250 Side Tourney

#	TEAM	WEIGHT	AWARD
1	Nona’s Ark	20.12	$2,762.50

* Data updated every 90 seconds during tournament time.

$300 Side Tourney

#	TEAM	WEIGHT	AWARD
1	Southern Charm 2	15.12	$1,365.00

* Data updated every 90 seconds during tournament time.

$500 Side Tourney

#	TEAM	WEIGHT	AWARD
1	Obsession!	11.34	$975.00

* Data updated every 90 seconds during tournament time.